When an MBBS doctor intends to do his FCPS, he/she is given stipend during the study period but there are no such incentives for nurses, according to Rehan, nurse tutor at IoN.

Moreover, an MBBS doctor after doing this course is promoted to grade 18 but there is no grade promotion for nurses, he added. In contrast to it, a nurse remains in the same grade even after 19 years of service.

He complained that nurses are also deprived of scholarships meant for them. There are reports that doctors tend to go abroad on scholarships reserved for nurses by replacing the nurse’s name by their name, along with the connivance of Ministry of Health officials.

He informed that a fee for BScN course is Rs3000 per month at IoN, which is cheaper as compared to other government institutes.

According to Pakistan Nursing Council, a nurse who intends to do a BSc Nursing course can not do a job during her studies.source